Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-27
FRAUD AND FORGERY.

One of the questions now before the
voters Of Ohio is whether fraud and force
at the polls and the forging Of election
returns shall be indorsed rs a method of
carrying Ohio elections. The Democratic
party by its action of the past has indelibly
stamped upon its record the principle Of
fraud and forgery rs legitimate election
methods In 1885 most outrageous crimes
against the purity of the ballot were per-
petrated in Columbus and Cincinnati by
stuffing the ballot boxes, forging election
returns and debating to Democratic
judges. The Cincinnati band of criminals
succeeded in securing seats in the legisla-
tive halls for candidates who had not
been elected. Investigation proved that
the crimes had been committed, and the
beneficiaries were Ousted from their seats.
Every possible obstacle was thrown in
We way of justice by the element of the
democratic party that is now represented
,y Thomas +. Powell. Democratic sena-
tors fed to other states to prevent the
consummation of the ends Of justice, but
by the activity and energy Of the Repub
licans the consummation Of these crimes
against the elective franchise was pre-
vented: In solid array the Powell wing
Of the Democracy came to the support Of
the forgers, and aided by all motions
possible in hampering, delaying and de-
feating the ends Of justice. They placed
The Democratic party on the side Of the
ballot box suffers and committed il 10
their defense. With this record in the
past two years for their party, honest
Democrats cannot vote for it without
aiding the Endorsement of the crime.
Those who encouraged the attempts to
debase the elective franchises are now in
full control of the Democratic party and
are running this campaign. Powell was
chairman of the Democratic state COM
mittee in 1885 when all of these crimes
were committed This is a matter of su-
preme Importance to every honest citizen,
and all should JOIN in rebuking and re-
pudiating the principle that by crime the
honest elector can be deprived of his bal
lot and that the forging of election re-
turns is a Legitimate campaign method.
WE call the atte ntien of all young men
to the opportunity offered them to come
into the grand old Republican party,
which has ever been on the side of the
right, and has numbered among its lead
ers such illustrious men as Lincoln, Gar
field, Grant and Wade 1t is a party OF
live issues, of patriotism, and there are
among its leaders to day the grandest
men in the country. No young man can
make a mistake by uniting with it and
casting his vote this fall for its candi-
dates. Young men who have to cast
their first vote this fall should consider
well before they vote, and vote for the
party which is going down to history as
one of the grandest organizations in the
world. Ii lives not in the past, but
will in the future be in the van of pro-
gress, and lead in all the great reforms
and progressive movements which will
make grand the future history of our
country. Young men snould meet TO-
gether and form clubs, discuss political
questions Of the day, and after an intel
igent consideration Of the history of the
past and the movements Of the present,
they will find that the Republican party |
offers to them all the inducements To b4 |
obtained in political organizations